Unwritten rules

[pinhodecarlos]

Originally Posted by Uncwilly

Walking vs. standing on escalators shall observe the "slower traffic" and "overtaking" lane rules as on the roadway.

Subway and elevator passengers shall let others out first before attempting to enter. Also, they should stand aside from the entrance while waiting to enter.

I’ll add passengers should not be zombies (walking whist on the stupid phone)

[pinhodecarlos]

Originally Posted by ewmayer

Pedestrians walking along a sidewalk shall observe the same "lane convention" as applies to driving on roadways.

I’m on you, specially the British.

[retina]

Originally Posted by ewmayer

Pedestrians walking along a sidewalk shall observe the same "lane convention" as applies to driving on roadways.

Except for the London Underground escalators where they tell you to stand to the right while other pass on the left.

[storm5510]

The Oxford Comma must be used.

[Uncwilly]

Originally Posted by storm5510

The Oxford Comma must be used.

Not to be confused with the Walken or Shatner comma (qv)

[kriesel]

Unwritten rules shall not be written down, as in a list, or forum thread.
(D'oh!!)

[LaurV]

Originally Posted by Batalov

In Japan, on the staircase, as I was ascending on the right side (where else!) I met an older Japanese gentleman who was coming down (quite apparently to him, in his own right... meaning his left), he stopped in front of me and looked at me sternly for perhaps ten seconds ...until I yielded by stepping to the left, and he proceeded going down.

Haha, in HK on most escalators, you have to stay on the left (your left) so the people who are in hurry can overtake you (actually, very few people "stay" on escalators there, everybody is busy and in hurry, so if you effectively stay on escalators, they will look strange to you, and if you stay on the right side, they will physically push you away of their path - colleagues tell me that the things changed a bit recently, but at my time there, it was like that).

[xilman]

Herewith my unwritten rule.